A puppet show for the whole family… perfect for ages 4+

The birth and comic adventures of a fantastical superhero. 
Stunning string puppets, antique shadow puppets and live music.
 A full theatrical puppet show.

Monkey is the main comic character in China’s great classic story Journey to the West, and is still one of the world’s most popular folk heroes, even after hundreds of years. Hatched from a stone egg the mischievous Monkey can fly on a cloud, turn invisible and transform into anything…!
 PuppetCraft tell the story of the much loved trickster and super-hero Monkey...

Exeter’s scariest Halloween fancy dress party with a massive £50 cash prize to win from the best costume. To enter share a photo of yourself on facebook while you’re at the event using the hashtag #darkhallowsknight.

Held over two rooms and the legendary terrace, Dark Hallows Knight boasts the finest F1 sound, amazing lights and visuals.

We also have some two of the biggest legends the techno world has to offer – none other than the legends Mach One and MC Ribbz.

FULL LINE-UP: Mach One MC Ribbz Highest Grade Sound-System Subindex Jawjii OpziO Dizzit Gavin Quiet...

An evening with New York poet, musician and artist Jared Louche, presenting theatre work from an Exeter Phoenix youth project on the theme of conflict.

THE PROJECT

The young people taking part in this Exeter Phoenix run project all have a connection to the Armed Forces, and they will be working on the theme of conflict. Over four days they will create an innovative piece of theatre with the assistance of the rich skills of Jared Louche – a poet, musician and visual artist from New York. He has a huge and varied depth of experience, making him an exciting and inspiring...

A high-energy and eclectic eight-piece, combining fiddle, banjo, mandolin, accordian and guitars with knockout four-part harmonies. You could call it Americana, country-folk, folk-pop or even urban bluegrass, but it’s difficult to do justice to the sheer range of styles this band is willing to take on and, if necessary, transform.

Their live shows are exuberant, accomplished, stirring and funny, mixing country-fried heartbreakers, belting anthems and foot-stomping singlaongs. They’ve been a firm favourite on the festival circuit since forming in 2009, and have been playing to sell-...

Vocalist, composer and actor Najma Akhtar has been at the forefront of the World Music scene for the last two decades.

Najma has proved to be a successful and versatile artist and is renowned for using modern jazz influences with Indian vocals creating a beautiful fusion of eastern and western styles.

Having performed at Peter Gabriel’s WOMAD and the jazz stages at Glastonbury, Reading and other European festivals, Najma is one of the very first artists to have created a place in musical history in terms of world music by having given birth to a new genre fusion of Jazz and...

From glittering TV stardom to the showbiz doldrums, 70s telly host Derek Daniels has been off our screens for quite a while, with only his glamorous assistant (and increasingly frustrated wife) Bev for company. In a bid to rekindle the nation’s affection, Derek is making a comeback with Crimplene Millionaire, his pilot TV gameshow for the Retro Channel, finally marking his return to the small screen.

Derek and Bev invite you to play a round of Crimplene Millionaire. Roll the dice and compete in the 1970s board game that style forgot, as your hosts roll back the years to a pre-...

With a unique voice that’s equal parts choirboy and soul boy, Andrew Montgomery made celestial waves in the Britpop era as frontman of Scottish band Geneva. Avoiding the laddish clichés of the era and aiming squarely at the sublime, Geneva scored four emotive Top 40 singles and two critically adored albums.

Since then, his seraphic three-octave voice has been criminally silent. But no more. On 5th October 2014, Andrew Montgomery releases his début solo album Ruled By Dreams.

Ruled By Dreams is a rich, swooning suite of space gospel music, pairing astonishing vocals, woozy...

Craig Campbell: Thrilling Mic Hunt

Internationally acclaimed Canadian stand-up Craig Campbell never fails to impress with his high octane, charismatic performances and hilarious anecdotes. This master storyteller has supported Frankie Boyle on his last two sell-out national tours and has performed smokin’ sets on Dave’s One Night Stand, BBC3’s Russell Howard’s Good News and BBC1’s Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow. More recently Craig has been touring the critically acclaimed 2012 Edinburgh show Return of the Lumberjacks alongside fellow Canadians; Stewart Francis and Glenn Wool...

Two of the finest writers of novels for young adults talk about their work, treating the audience to readings of their favourite snippets.

As award-winning fiction writers, and good friends, Meg and Mal will share their thoughts about what makes for a compelling narrative, and enjoy dialogue with the audience, so come along prepared to ask questions and make comments.

Meg Rosoff achieved enormous success with her first novel, How I Live Now. She has since won the Carnegie Medal, The Guardian Prize and, in the US, the prestigious Printz Award. American-born, Meg now lives in...

The Old Dance School’s expansive landscapes of ear-bending contemporary folk place them as true innovators of the music. Duelling fiddles, soaring brass crescendos, and irresistible grooves, their new show charts their remarkable journey from ballet school basement jam sessions and cowshed rehearsals, to remote lighthouses, to headline appearances at international festivals.

The Old Dance School takes it’s name from the old Betty Fox School of Ballet in Birmingham, then legendary jam session venue, where the band first formed in 2006. Championed by BBC Radio 2’s Bob Harris, the...